[S-C] Fwd: Malcolm Margolin lecture 3/12/03

[Kevin Shrieve]

Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 11:24:59 -0700
Subject: Human Imagination and the East Bay Landscape--March 12th
From: Lauren de Boer <klauren@earthlight.org>

Dear Friends,

This talk on March 12th is sure to be inspiring, informative, and a sure way
to deepen your sense of place in the Bay Area bioregion...

See description below and please visit http://www.close-to-home.org for more
information.

Lauren de Boer

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COME AND HEAR

Malcolm Margolin, publisher of Bay Nature Magazine, and one of the
Bay Area's favorite storytellers:

How Human Imagination Has Shaped
the Landscape of the East Bay

Wednesday, March 12th at 7pm, in the Lecture Hall at the Oakland
Museum. $7 donation includes free parking in the museum garage.

The landscape around us has been partly formed by physical forces,
partly by human imagination and activity.  Early native peoples
worked hard to create a landscape that fit their idea of beauty and
utility: meadowlands, open oak forests, and savannahs.  Spanish
settlers created a land of ranchos and missions. The first Anglos had
a pastoral image in mind, little towns -- healthy because of the
drained marshes -- surrounded by fields of wheat and orchards of
fruit trees. Founders of UC Berkeley wanted to replicate the "Groves
of Academe" along the banks of Strawberry Creek. Early modern
developers envisioned an urban/suburban environment of graceful and
sophisticated cities. Creators of the East Bay Regional Park system
and the East Bay Municipal Utilities District thought the best way to
protect the natural environment was to control or exclude human
access.  Each group had a vision of "the good life" which left an
impact on the land around us and how we relate to it. We'll reflect
on how our imagination is still shaping the landscape, sometimes in
beneficial ways.

This is event is open to the public. After the presentation we will
provide information about a year-long program of nature outings and
talks organized by Close to Home: Exploring Nature's Treasures in the
EastBay.  For more information visit: http://www.close-to-home.org

Co-sponsored by Bay Nature Magazine, Oakland Museum, and EarthLight
Magazine.